Swan says Australia can absorb slowing world economy

Story date: 2008-01-07 08:07:00
Added on: 2008-01-07 23:18:10

News.com.au - He said the US sub-prime crisis had been pushing up the cost of borrowing on international capital markets, and mortgage rates had increased. "Australian families have had something like six interest rate rises in the past three years as a result of ...


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